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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2020

Abe says impossible to hold Tokyo Olympics unless pandemic contained

Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games face uncertainty as the coronavirus pandemic may not allow events to be held in their 'complete form.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2020

Japan says no lawmaker served as go-between in selection of mask suppliers

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday that no national lawmaker or regional assembly member served as a go-between in the government's selection of companies to provide cloth face masks to households in the fight against the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 28, 2020

Odd couple: LDP-Komeito political marriage faces testing times

Power struggles in Abe's party could further strain the two-decades-old coalition in the weeks to come
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2020

Face of Japan's economic response to virus cancels appearances after contact with infected staffer

Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura cancelled all his briefings for the day after a staffer he took along for a hospital visit last week tested positive for the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2020

Japanese asked to hunker down through Golden Week as virus numbers grow

Officials worry that travel during holiday could create clusters in rural areas where the health care system is relatively fragile.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 22, 2020

J. League offers clubhouses as PCR testing sites

The J. League isn’t just doing everything it can to help players and fans stay safe when professional soccer returns to Japan — it’s also stepping up to help the country’s efforts against the coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2020

Kim Jong Un returns to spotlight as questions over North Korean leader's fate arise

News of his incapacitation or death would have serious implications for Tokyo as Japan and the world continue to grapple with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2020

Japan waiting for Golden Week to decide on extension of state of emergency, sources say

Japan will decide during its Golden Week holiday between April 29 and May 6 whether to extend its monthlong state of emergency to fight a widening coronavirus outbreak, government and ruling party sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 21, 2020

South Korea election win turns former premier into possible Moon rival

President Moon Jae-in may have delivered a crippling blow to South Korea’s opposition, but he also turned a prime minister who once served him into a potential rival within a more powerful ruling party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2020

With Japan-wide emergency, Abe highlights sense of crisis over virus

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday evening pressed for cooperation from all citizens in the fight against the spreading coronavirus following his decision to expand the state of emergency nationwide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 17, 2020

China’s economy shrinks for first time in decades amid virus shock

China’s economy recorded the first contraction in decades in the first quarter as the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 shut down large parts of the world’s second-largest economy and dimmed the global outlook.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 16, 2020

Japan's governors under the spotlight as coronavirus pandemic rages

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the national government to declare an emergency in seven prefectures. This, in turn, has put the spotlight on the powers and responsibilities of prefectural governors. Though often compared to state governors elsewhere, there are key differences.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
Apr 14, 2020

Japan and U.S. must lead preparations for next pandemic

The global crisis over the COVID-19 pandemic calls for a global solution, but so far the international community has not shown a strong desire to get on the same page.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 14, 2020

Let's discuss memes

This Japan Times article looks at a recent meme spawned by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent mask policy, but what's a meme?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 13, 2020

Keep a distance of 1.8 meters to avoid a catastrophe

The future of Japan depends on decisions by leaders and actions taken by every individual.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2020

To Belgrade and beyond: Beijing exports China model of virus management

Last month, six Chinese medical professionals stepped off an Air Serbia jet in Belgrade to a red-carpet welcome from President Aleksandar Vucic and an array of cabinet ministers. After elbow-bump greetings, Vucic kissed Serbia's flag, then China's.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2020

Japan to reconsider possibility of using hospital ships as pandemic rages

The government will reopen its investigation into whether to build hospital ships for use during disasters, officials at the Cabinet Office said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2020

U.K.'s Johnson leaves intensive care but remains under observation

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday evening as he continues to recover from COVID-19, but he remains under close observation in hospital, his office said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 8, 2020

Behind the scenes, an LDP power struggle over record-size economic package

As the Cabinet approved a record-breaking emergency stimulus package Tuesday, the deep-seated rivalries it has amplified within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party were hidden from view.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2020

Taiwan bans official use of Zoom over cybersecurity concerns

Taiwan barred all official use of Zoom, becoming one of the first governments to impose an outright ban on the popular video-conferencing app over mounting security concerns.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Japanese man broke into 1,000 homes to 'relieve stress'
Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters in Fukuoka. Police took a 37-year-old man into custody on Monday on suspicion of trespassing on a property in Dazaifu City.
Wild boar injures six at Himeji child care facility
Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters. A wild boar attacked children and staff at a child care facility in the prefecture on Tuesday.
Russia says it will respond if U.S. places missiles in Japan
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a news conference in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in June
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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